It wasn't just thousands of residents who were terrified by the 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China on Saturday. Giant pandas at theYa'an Bifengxia breeding base in Sichuan province were also shaken by the quake.

After making his debut on Twitter in time to receive a hail of criticism over his budget, chancellor George Osborne says he is in competition with shadow chancellor Ed Balls over who can get the most followers on the micro-blogging site.